Threads rolls out parental supervision tools
With the new tools, parents and guardians will be able to view their teen's time spent on Threads, set daily time limits, adjust sleep mode, and manage their privacy settings.
Threads is adding parental supervision tools that give parents and guardians more visibility into how teens use the app, according to a report in TechCrunch.
The new controls are designed to let adults check how much time a teen spends on Threads, set daily time limits, adjust sleep mode, and manage privacy settings. The feature set suggests a broader effort by the app to give families more oversight of teen accounts while keeping the experience inside the platform rather than relying only on device-level restrictions.
Threads, which is part of Meta’s social app lineup, has been expanding its product features as it competes for regular use among younger and older audiences alike. The addition of supervision tools points to continued attention on teen safety and parental control, areas that have become increasingly important for social platforms facing scrutiny over how minors use digital services.
Based on the monitored public feed, the report indicates that parents and guardians will be able to view time spent on the app and adjust settings tied to usage and privacy. The summary does not provide further technical details on how the tools work, when they will be available, or whether they will roll out in phases.
For families, the update could make it easier to set boundaries around screen time and manage night-time usage through sleep mode. For Threads, the move may help position the app as more responsive to concerns about teen engagement and online safety.
This article is based on a monitored public feed and attributed to TechCrunch.
Source: TechCrunch - https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/21/threads-rolls-out-parental-supervision-tools/
